Composite vs. Distributed curve numbers: Effects on estimates of storm runoff depths

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1015-1023

  Grove, Matt ^a   Harbor, Jon ^a   Engel, Bernard ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curve number; Land use planning; Modeling; Simulation; Stormwater management; Surface water hydrology; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

CURVE NUMBER METHOD; HYDROLOGIC MODEL; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY;

SURFACE WATERS;

EID: 0032192093     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb04150.x     Document Type: Article

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